Managing Dysfunctional Breathing and Exercise-induced Laryngeal Obstruction in Adolescent Athletes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO)

• Registration Number: NCT06033755
• Lead Sponsor: VID Specialized University

Brief Summary

This study aimed to assess if a multidimensional individually tailored intervention, including Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy (NPMP), elements of cognitive behavioural therapy and a rehabilitation plan, helped reduce inspiratory distress and dysfunctional breathing in adolescent athletes with EILO. A mixed methods design, which combined qualitative and quantitative research, was used. Data, including subjective experiences of respiratory distress, findings from NPMP body examinations and objective measurements of lung function and aerobic capacity were gathered before and after a five month intervention involving 18 participants.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-10
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-30
• Study Completion: 2023-01-30
• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-27
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2023-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Adolescent athletes with symptoms of EILO
• Referred to Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

• Other respiratory symptoms
• Additional diagnosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective experiences of respiratory distress associated with exercise reported descriptively in an interview pre and post treatment	Five months	Experiences of respiratory distress were explored through a history taking and in an qualitative interview based on a questionnaire developed by O. Roksund (2012) Larynx in exercising humans - the unexplored bottleneck of the airways. University of Bergen Norway (PhD thesis). The questionnaire is not developed for research purposes, and reliability and validity studies are lacking. It is however, functional as a basis for the pre and post interview in which respiratory distress was explored and is commonly used for the same purpose at Haukeland University hospital in Norway. The reporting was descriptive and qualitative, and no scale or scores were used.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Liv-Jorunn Kolnes; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway